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Dr Ashok Deorari, QI Guru, for his exemplary leadership in Quality care.

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  1. Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Mumbai, India, 2020

    Bakul Parekh (National President) & Rhishikesh Thakre

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Parekh, B., Thakre, R. Quality Care: Need of the Hour. Indian Pediatr 57, 197–198 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-020-1747-4

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